Webquest: Cohabitation – Marriage



Marriage Webquest

Directions: Use the following Internet links to “hunt” for answers to the

following questions about marriage. Write your responses on the study

guide. Only ONE class period will be given to complete this webquest.





1. What is common law marriage?

2. What states recognize common law marriages?

3. What 4 elements must be present in order for common law marriage to occur?

4. Are common law marriages valid in all 50 states? Why or why not?

5. How are common law marriages ended?

Use to complete the chart below for the state of Iowa and one other state of your choice.

|State |Iowa | |

|Age of consent | | |

|Marriage license fee | | |

|Waiting period | | |

|Validity of license | | |

|Require a blood test? | | |

|Residency requirement | | |

|Information needed for application | | |

|Prohibited marriages | | |



1. Describe how the “Love Bank” determines how couples

a. Fall in love

b. Stay in love

c. Fall out of love



1. Read each reason carefully. Summarize what you have read by completing the acronym below:

D

O

N

O

T

M

A

R

R

Y

2. What is the most important marriage motivator?



1. Read the 15 quiz questions.

2. If you are in a relationship, take the quiz. What was you and your partner’s compatibility score?

3. If you are not in a relationship. What surprised you the most about the information you need to know about compatibility for marriage?

Go to

1. What is a prenuptial agreement?

2. What can you do with a prenuptial agreement?

3. What CAN’T you do with a prenuptial agreement?

4. If you don’t have a prenuptial agreement and you divorce, how are things divided up?

5. If you were to marry, would you use a prenuptial agreement? Why or why not?



1. What are the four basic needs of all human beings?



1. Describe the four things that can kill a marriage.

Go to (Click on “Articles and Information”. Then select “Wedding Superstitions”)

1. Where did the wedding rhyme, “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue,” originate? What does each line mean?

2. When proposing, what symbolized the marriage was doomed?

3. When proposing, what was a good omen?

4. When was the traditional white wedding dress started?

5. What was considered unlucky in regard to the wedding dress?

6. Why are bridesmaids dressed similar to the bride?



1. What makes divorce so difficult?

2. What are the four main issues in divorce?

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Marriage – Common Law

Marriage Laws

Resolving Marriage Conflict

Reasons to Not Get Married

Compatibility

Prenuptial Agreements

Understanding Marital Relationships

Killing a Marriage

Wedding Customs

Divorce

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